The rise of bird flu across farms in California has raised questions about the virus and its potential threat to humans.

Avian influenza has been detected on a farm near the Central Kootenay community of Edgewood.

The HPAI H5N1 virus has spread globally, infecting birds, mammals, and some humans. Most human cases are mild.

APHIS classifies the flock as a commercial operation – the state’s first since the U.S. outbreak began in 2022.

After the state of California began testing dairy herds for highly pathogenic avian influenza (known also as bird flu or H5N1 ...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with state partners, continue to investigate an ...

The number of bird flu cases reported in Europe and the US for the fourth-quarter of 2024 ramped up significantly ...

The administration said it was committing $306 million toward improving hospital preparedness, early-stage research on ...

Researchers identify 46 mild cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) in U.S. poultry and dairy workers, highlighting low PPE ...

Broilers, turkeys and layers are hit by the virus in the U.S., while Canada reports its first flock infection of 2025.

The virus is spreading among animals, while viral mutations raise concerns about potential adaptation to human hosts.

() − The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies are closely monitoring the spread of the HN51 avian influenza, commonly known as the bird ...